Re:Learning how to think (2015)
by whoknew1122 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @03:32PM
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Teaching me how to think is precisely what my 'worthless' liberal arts degree did. Interestingly enough, that skill was what let me transition into IT. And it allows me to outperform the vast majority of my co-workers, 95% of whom have masters degrees in some computer-related subject.
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Please don't take HN threads into flamewar. This is a classic flamewar topic and when you broach those with provocative language ("worthless", "outperform"), we're going to get a tedious, repetitive flamewar.
I'm sure there are more interesting and thoughtful ways you could share your experience.
Anyone with a computer related subject who didn’t learn to think wasted their time in school.
When hiring developers, I am seldom interested in the candidate's degree or even their experience but rather how they think and problem solve. Are they contemplative, willing to delve into the problem, willing to ask questions which might imply they don't fully understand the problem, do they ask for a moment to think about it...
I have noticed universities have done a really good job to convince graduates there is a correct and immediate answer, pattern, procedure, process, etc to any problem. In essence, they have stifled thinking.